Hello Margaret Thanks for your reply. Its mainly burials that I am trying to find. I'm visiting Manchester in April and hope to look at graveyards in the area of Eccles,Worsley and Patricroft. Were you could help me if you would is by telling me were the graveyards are and what bus I would get from the centre of Manchester. Thanks Christine At 03:08 AM 7/2/2002 -0700, you wrote: > Hi Christine >I have been in touch with the church secretary of Patricroft United Reformed >Church, formerly Patricroft Congregtional Church. >There is no graveyard - burials or cremations were at a municipal >cemeteries. >She is unsure just what records they have but will find out for us ( I think >I have some family connections there too) if you can give more details. >Can you reply with likely names and the dates for which you are interested. >If there are records of the right period I could visit the church to look >things up for you as long as there isn't too much to do. >Margaret Southern

Hello Christine After e-mailing you I remembered a book listing Memorial Inscriptions in Lancashire and looked up Patricroft. Lo and behold, I found that there are some memorial inscriptions for Patricroft Congregational Church which are recorded and can be consulted at Salford Library - no doubt the Local History Library which is in the same building as Salford Art Gallery. A phone call to them would be worthwhile to confirm this. Presumably it was an old graveyard which is now closed. What is more, according to the book, Salford Library also has the following other records of Memorial Inscriptions Eccles - St Mary the Virgin Patricroft - George St Chapel Worsley - St Mark The Local History Library is open Tues, Thurs, Fri 10 - 5 and Wed 10 - 8 If you want to visit Peel Green Cemetery their phone no is 0161-789-1901. I'm afraid I don't know about the buses but I should think the Cemetery and the Library could tell you which buses to catch to reach them. If you wanted to go into the centre of Eccles the new Metro link goes there. I hope all that is helpful Margaret

www.salford.gov.uk/library/Libraries/local_history.htm gives the buses as 8,9,12,21,28,30,31,32,34,35,36,65,67,68,100 and for Rail Salford Crescent Station (5 mins) hope this is of help,apparently Walkden Library also has a local history section. Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Southern" <Southern@care4free.net> To: <ENG-LAN-ECCLES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [ECCLES] Patricroft Congregational Church > Hello Christine > After e-mailing you I remembered a book listing Memorial Inscriptions in > Lancashire and looked up Patricroft. > Lo and behold, I found that there are some memorial inscriptions for > Patricroft Congregational Church which are recorded and can be consulted at > Salford Library - no doubt the Local History Library which is in the same > building as Salford Art Gallery. A phone call to them would be worthwhile to > confirm this. Presumably it was an old graveyard which is now closed. > What is more, according to the book, Salford Library also has the following > other records of Memorial Inscriptions > Eccles - St Mary the Virgin > Patricroft - George St Chapel > Worsley - St Mark > The Local History Library is open Tues, Thurs, Fri 10 - 5 and Wed 10 - 8 > If you want to visit Peel Green Cemetery their phone no is 0161-789-1901. > I'm afraid I don't know about the buses but I should think the Cemetery and > the Library could tell you which buses to catch to reach them. > If you wanted to go into the centre of Eccles the new Metro link goes > there. > I hope all that is helpful > Margaret > > > ==== ENG-LAN-ECCLES Mailing List ==== > Have you used Tree Tops? > The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >